Course Objective

This course examines maintenance strategies that are available, and how predictive maintenance can be used effectively to reduce unscheduled downtime and catastrophic failures in plant and buildings.  Criticality assessment to identify the most suitable maintenance strategy and techniques unique to the building shall be taught.

What is Preventive Maintenance ?

Different predictive maintenance techniques and its applications shall be presented.  The analysis and interpretation of the various data that are obtained from the respective technique shall be presented in detail.  Techniques include vibration monitoring, oil and wear debris analysis, thermography, motor current analysis, and performance monitoring. This shall be illustrated with examples and case studies.  Trend analysis and severity assessment of the results of the monitored parameter using international standards and statistical analysis shall be included.  Management issues in implementing predictive maintenance are included. Best practices and future trends are highlighted. The application of these monitoring techniques in FM is also presented.